July 16, 2013 - The Simple LIfe

It was a busy day yesterday catching up from the vacation week, but I really enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from getting things done and back to a place of being in order. (guess you know what kind of person I am?) Anyway, I am coordinating a BIG event for a friend Saturday evening and if you live anywhere in the south, you know we are in a rain pattern. This is scheduled to be an OUTSIDE event. Now if this event had occurred in the past three years when we were in drought season - no prob. But this is the RAINY summer. I am having to make a plan B, all the while asking God for a window - a moment of favor. I was reminded yesterday as I was speaking to God that He knows everything and knows whether it's going to rain and change the dynamic of the party. I felt Him calmly remind me that sometimes things in our lives are shifted and our response is critical. I can't scream and shout at the clouds or worry all week and be angry that God didn't stop the rain. Life has variables that sometimes happen as their response to nature. My response as opposed to being angry should be to ASK God for wisdom as to how to take this outside event inside (all the details) and make this a HUGE success all the while allowing my friend to not be mad at God or the weather but to see that sometimes we are given a lemon and an opportunity to make lemonade. You know all this. It's really our attitude and choice to not get angry at things we cannot control. Love this from Oswald Chambers this morning: "God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry?" God knows what will happen with the weather Saturday and knows I need help. I can either get angry that I've planned this huge event, OUTSIDE, and get soaked - OR, I can ask Him to help me move this event to a place where everyone will have an amazing time, no one gets frustrated, and I am learning to ask even when my initial ask - "let there be a 2 day window with no rain" - doesn't seem to be in the plan. Worrying doesn't change the rain - but it could change the outcome and cause everyone around me to be frustrated and create a "not so fun" event for my friend. I asked about the weather - now I am asking for wisdom. Start your day asking God to allow you to have His mind and counsel in your choices. Then, go back and re-read the statement from Oswald Chambers and remind yourself that God is in control and if He doesn't do what we "need" it DOESN'T mean that He doesn't hear our prayers, love us, or care. Chow for now, PK